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- Circular economy in plastic waste - Analysis of resource and energy productivityPublication . Baptista, Mariana Lopes; Marques, António Manuel CardosoThe massive increase in plastic waste, gas emissions as well as the overexploitation of natural resources have a negative influence on the ecosystem. The European Union, as a pioneer in the circular economy, is confronting this problem by implementing strategies to change this trend. Decreasing the use of resources and energy in industry while being able to sustainably manage plastic waste, use renewable energy, increase jobs and contribute to economic development can accelerate the circular process. This investigation analyses the transition to a circular economy through resource and energy productivity in relation to EU countries between 2004 and 2018. The method applied is the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model, with the help of the Estimator Driscool Kraay. The results obtained confirm a positive relationship between recycling and valorisation of plastic and resource productivity. However, high energy taxation, low investment in research and development, and fewer job opportunities stand out as barriers to circular development.